K1 Visa Interview Information

[Beth & Chard 8]

Who has had a K1 visa Interview since December 1, 2010?

What was the date of your interview?

What was your interview like, share a little of your experience for others.

[charlie&pam 1]

hi...GOODLUCK TO YOUR INTERVIEW...mine tooked 25mins....it is easy girl...just the info about u and your fiancee...i guess only 10 questions..thats all...get the pink slip..GODBLESS

[Messybrownhair 251]

My interview was December 20, 2010.

It lasted 10 minutes. There were no questions about how we met, or anything like that (Probably because we were classmates and thats how we met- so it was not questioned)

All the questions were about the affidavit of support.

The Manila Embassy does not accept co-sponsors, this is what he CO flat out told me and my fiance.

My fiance is a 22-year old fresh graduate in his first year serving the national guard on a 2nd lt pay which is arguably not much at all, we barely made it above the minimum. Plus we had to tax returns, just pay stubs and military orders and a letter from his commander. We were questioned about this a lot. The only thing that saved us was my career as a speech pathologist, which he thankfully recognized as a lucrative career and i was very clear to him that I do not intend for my fiance to support me as I am perfectly capable of supporting myself once I am authorized to work (I brought proof that I had international work experience) He then said "Okay I will take your work experience and youth into consideration"

It's so weird because my fiance did make it above the poverty line set for 2 people (himself and me) and yet he still grilled us about it. I don't know what they want, they are too demanding. I even told the CO, "Sir, my fiance's salary is well-above the poverty line, what is the problem?" and he just said, "It's quite low"

Uhm he's only 22. I'm sorry if he's not Mark Zuckerberg. :/

Anyway after about 5-10 minutes of asking about this, he asked how many times I had been to the US, I said 10 times, and he just said "Okay congratulations your visa has been approved"

Oh and I had a valid tourist visa, which he cancelled without prejudice in front of me.

Hope this helps someone out there

[Tahoma 2,292]

My interview was December 20, 2010.

It lasted 10 minutes. There were no questions about how we met, or anything like that (Probably because we were classmates and thats how we met- so it was not questioned)

All the questions were about the affidavit of support.

The Manila Embassy does not accept co-sponsors, this is what he CO flat out told me and my fiance.

Hmmm...that's not a good sign. Interestingly, a friend of mine successfully used a cosponsor last August for a fiancée visa at the U.S. Embassy Manila. My friend is Pinoy. He's a naturalized U.S. citizen, his annual income is hovering around the poverty line, he's in his twenties, not a college graduate, but he has a stable job and is somewhat upwardly mobile. His fiancée submitted an I-864 from the cosponsor, rather than the traditional I-134. The Embassy accepted it and approved the fiancée visa.

My fiance is a 22-year old fresh graduate in his first year serving the national guard on a 2nd lt pay which is arguably not much at all, we barely made it above the minimum. Plus we had to tax returns, just pay stubs and military orders and a letter from his commander. We were questioned about this a lot. The only thing that saved us was my career as a speech pathologist, which he thankfully recognized as a lucrative career and i was very clear to him that I do not intend for my fiance to support me as I am perfectly capable of supporting myself once I am authorized to work (I brought proof that I had international work experience) He then said "Okay I will take your work experience and youth into consideration"

I'm surprised the consular officer gave your fiancé such a hard time. Your fiancé is serving his country, and I would expect the consular officer to give him fair treatment. Also, I have read where the consular officers take into consideration the education and job potential of the beneficiary, and you are certainly proof of that.

It's so weird because my fiance did make it above the poverty line set for 2 people (himself and me) and yet he still grilled us about it. I don't know what they want, they are too demanding. I even told the CO, "Sir, my fiance's salary is well-above the poverty line, what is the problem?" and he just said, "It's quite low"

Uhm he's only 22. I'm sorry if he's not Mark Zuckerberg. :/

Anyway after about 5-10 minutes of asking about this, he asked how many times I had been to the US, I said 10 times, and he just said "Okay congratulations your visa has been approved"

Oh and I had a valid tourist visa, which he cancelled without prejudice in front of me.

Hope this helps someone out there

Thank you for sharing your interview experience. I think it will help people who are close to the poverty line and who are thinking about using a cosponsor. I also believe that your experience speaks to the importance of the petitioner attending the interview.

[Messybrownhair 251]

Thanks Tahoma. I guess they take it on a case-to-case basis? Perhaps the other person also had more tax stuff to show, as we did not have any. And yeah, he didn't seem to care at all that he was in the military. I do agree though that I think my fiance's presence really helped. If it was just me, I might have faced a denial, now that I think about it. ^.^